Episode 50: Pod of Many Things
/It's a mailbag episode! We. Answer. Your. Letters.
But first, DMs Rob and Matt chat about surprise Yog-Sothoth as well as the new errata and unearthed arcana for DnD 5e. Here's a link to Matt's homebrew rules for 5e Naval Combat. Also, because we live in Hellworld, we talk more about the Flaming Sphere of Shit that is White Wolf (now featuring Instagram despot Ramzan Kadyrov).
Here comes the letters:
Jai asks, "Did you here some other stuff about Nolan T. of Roll20 being a jerk?" [00:21:00]
Sally asks, "I have a player with a character with a build centered around disarming enemies that doesn't work mechanically until the build has reached a higher level. What should I do to alleviate his dissatisfaction until the character comes into its own?" [00:26:30]
Sally also asks, "How do I create memorable combat encounters for my players?" [00:35:45]
Anthony asks, "I enjoy the interstitial music on the podcast. Can I find a list of the songs and artists?" [00:39:00]
Darrin asks, "What's a good one-shot to run for my parents?" [00:41:45]
Other Matt asks the greatest question of all, "How great are we?" [00:48:20]
Conner asks, "I'm making custom werewolf race at a player's request. Should I share this race with the other player's in the game or the let the player keep their lycanthropy a secret?" Also, send us your campaign bibles!!! [00:51:40]
Scott asks, "I have a final encounter with my campaign's big bad coming up. What level should my characters be?" [01:01:05]
Music:
Roll the Dice - Pac Div
Starman - David Bowie
Date with the Night - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Disarm - The Smashing Pumpkins
Better Off Alone - Alice DJ
Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon
The Time is Now - John Cena